Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Incarnation as a god which is the third part of chapter I of the English translation of the Mahavira-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Mahavira in jainism is the twenty-fourth Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 3: Incarnation as a god
At the end he performed the rite of propitiation (ārādhanā), recalled the formula of homage to the Five and after death became a god in Saudharma for the duration of a palyopama.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
A palyopama is an inestimably long period of time. For details see I, n. 50,